Arne Sorenson had just started to let his guard down. It was two weeks until shareholders of Marriott International Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. were scheduled to vote on a massive merger of the two hospitality companies, and the Marriott CEO — along with pretty much everyone else involved in the deal — thought they were free of any challengers. Then, as Sorenson sat in his office on that March morning, Starwood CEO Tom Mangas called.

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Marriott International has been named a 2016 Aon Best Employer in Asia Pacific by Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc . The Aon Best Employers program measures ...